Holdback for vehicles



(No Model.)

T. W. BARRY.

HOLDBAGK FOR VEHICLES.

No. 386,179. Patented July 17, 1888.

@www @7 UNITED STATES PATENT Eric THOMAS V. BARRY, OF MANISTEE,MICHIGAN.

HOLDBACK FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 386,179, dated July 17,1888.

Application iiled February '7, 1557. Serial No. 226,857. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS \V. BARRY, of the city and county ofManiStee,State of Michi gan, have invented an Improved Thill-Lock andHoldback-Adjuster, to be attached to the thills of buggies, carriages,wagons, and other vehicles; and I do dfcare that the following is atrue,aecurate, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying draw ings and to the letters of reference marked thereon,and being a part of this specification.

Figure l is a perspective of my invention attached to a thill, showingholdback strap in position. Fig. 2 shows rear end view. Fig. 3 showsside view. Fig. 4 shows front end view. Fig. 5 shows the under side,giving full view of the face of the slide screw-holes and bolt-holes.Fig. 6 shows the upper side, giving view of thill-lock as sliding onedges of' the plate-slide. Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing bolt inposition. Fig. 8 is also a sectional view showing bolt lifted out.

My said invention consists of a device to be fastened on the undersideofa thill of abnggy, carriage,wagon.or other vehicle, being a metal slide,A B, in Fig. 3, of the length of fourteen inches or other lengthdesirable, to be firmly screwed to the wood,and having beveled edges CD, as shown in end view, Fig. 4, along and upon which slides freely thethill-lock and keeper E F, said slide having holes through it. b b Z b,Fig. 5, to receivethe pin or bolt G H, Fig. 7, ofthe thill-loek.

The slide A Bisso made at the Yforward end that the lock can be passedoff' freely and quickly when the bolt is released, and at the back endis made with a slight lip or projection, a, so that the lock cannot beremoved in that direction.

rEhe thill-lock and keeper (represented best in Figs. 7 and S) consistof a small metal earriage with staple or eye K to receive strap,all somade as to pass upon and fit snugly to the slide by a deep groove or waymade so as to exactly fit the beveled edges of the slide C D, Fig. 4,already described.

lhe keeper K is a simple metal eye ofproper size and shape on theforward end of the lock and made part of it. The lock, Figs. 7 and 8,including the keeper, is arranged with a thumb-piece or lever,L L,Figs.7 and S, which acts upon the bolt or pin G H, Fig. 7,and lifts itperpendicularly out of its hole, releasing the lock and allowing it tobe moved Yforward or back. The th umh-piece or leverL L, Figs. 7 and S,enters a slot in the pin G H, Fig. 7, and is wide at its extremity(shown by dotted lines at M, Fig. 7) and narrowed at the shoul der,where it leaves the pin G H, in said Fig. 7, and with its shoulders O,Fig. 8, rounded or beveled off', by all of which peculiar constructionsaid bolt or pin is lifted directly out on astraight line. Under thethumlrpiece or lever is a straight stiff steel spring, P P, Figs. 7 andS, which holds the bolt or pin firmly in its place by pressing hardagainst the level'. lThe pin or bolt G H, Fig. 7, is a straight metalbolt of proper size, reaching through the lock and through the holes inthe slide A B, as shown in Figs. 7 and S. It is worked by thethumb-piece, before described, and its use is to lock the wholethill-lock and holdbaek-adjuster firmly in its place wherever adjustedon the slide.

\Vhat I claim as my invention is-w l. The combination, with the slidehaving beveled edges and a series of openings or depressions in itslength, of the thilllock provided with a keeper embracing the edges ofthe slide, the pin adapted to move at rightangles to the slide, andmeans for moving the pin, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination, with the slide and the thill-loek -provided with akeeper placed on and adapted to be adjusted on the said slide, of thepin constructed to move at right angles to the slide, and the leverpivoted between its ends and having its forward end engaging with thesaid pin, substantially as described, for the purpose specified.

3. The combination, with the slide and thill-loek, of' the pin having aslot in its side, and the lever having its inner end fitting in the slotand having its other end expanded to form a thnmbrest, and the spring,substantially as and f'or the purpose specified.

4l. The combination, with the slide having undercut edges and having astop formed at one end, as shown, of the thill-loek embracing the edgesof' the slide and limited in its movement by the said stop,substantially as in the pin and the other end expanded to form lsetforth. a thumb-rest, substantially as and for the pur- 1o 5. Theherein-described device, composed pose described. y of the slide havingbeveled edffes and a stop at one end, the thilI-lock embrzcing the edgesTHOMAS W' BARRY' of the slide and provided with `a keeper, theWitnesses: slotted pin adapted to travel in astraightline, A. V.MCALVAV, and the lever having one end fitting in the slot H. BECKER. p

